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PRES. LYNDON JOHNSON. CHAPTER 24. Lyndon Baines Johnson. OVERVIEW 1963-1972. JFK WAS ASSASSINATED NOV. 22, 1963 WHILE VISITING IN DALLAS TEXAS. OVERVIEW 1963-1972. OVERVIEW 1963-1972. KENNEDY was (probably) killed by LEE HARVEY OSWALD, who was killed by JACK RUBY who dide not long after. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PRES. LYNDON JOHNSON
CHAPTER 24
Lyndon Baines Johnson
OVERVIEW 1963-1972 JFK WAS
ASSASSINATED NOV. 22, 1963 WHILE VISITING IN DALLAS TEXAS
OVERVIEW 1963-1972
OVERVIEW 1963-1972
KENNEDY was (probably) killed by LEE HARVEY OSWALD, who was killed by JACK RUBY who dide not long after
OVERVIEW 1963-1972 ROBERT KENNEDY,
brother of president Kennedy was assassinated while seeking the nomination for president
OVERVIEW 1963-1972 Governor
GEORGE WALLACE was shot (and paralyzed) while seeking nomination for president
OVERVIEW 1963-1972
MARTIN LUTHER KING was assassinated soon after President Kennedy was assassinated.
OVERVIEW 1963-1972
Los Angeles, Newark, Detroit—riots destroyed large portions of the cities
OVERVIEW 1963-1972
STUDENT ANTI-WAR PROTESTS DISRUPTED THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO—AS POLICE RESPONDED “LIKE THUGS”
LYNDON JOHNSON began the GREAT SOCIETY
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE U.S. SENATOR
KEPT RECORDS ABOUT HIS POLITICAL FAVORS AND DEBTS
EFFECTIBE ‘ARM TWISTER’ BECAME PRESIDENT WHEN
KENNEDY DIED
THE GREAT SOCIETY JOHNSON BELIEVED THAT
AMERICA WAS WEALTHY ENOUGH
WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CORRECT ABUSES DUE
TO POVERTY DUE TO RACIAL INJUSTICE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1964 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POWER TO END VOTER DISCRIMINATION BANNING ACCESS TO
PUBLIC BUILDINGS SEGREGATED SCHOOLS SEGREGATED
COMMUNITIES JOB DISCRIMINATION
VOTING RIGHTS ACT 1965 ELIMINATED POLL TAX ELIMINATED LITERACY
TESTS STOPPED INJUSTICE IN
VOTING SUPPORTE BY THE 24TH
AMENDMENT
WAR ON POVERTY
JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT
“HEAD START” PRESCHOOL
MINIMUM WAGE LAWS VISTA—VOLUNTEER
POVERTY FIGHTING WORKERS
ELECTION OF 1964
More GREAT SOCIETY IN 1965, 89 GREAT
SOCIETY LAWS PASS CONGRESS
INCLUDES MEDICARE
INCLUDES GOVN’T FINANCES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS
SUPREME COURT EARL WARREN IS CHIEF
JUSTICE (appointed by Eisenhower)
“JUDICIAL ACTIVISM” interprets law according to what the court believes needs to be done—not on intent of the Framers of the Constitution
SUPREME COURT BROWN v BOARD OF
EDUCATION (1954) ORDERED
DESEGREGATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION BEGAN TO ENFORCE IT
SUPREME COURT GIDEON v
WAINWRIGHT (1963) AN ATTORNEY MUST
BE APPOINTED FOR ACCUSED PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD ONE
MORE EXPENCE TO STATES
DOES IT WORK?
SUPREME COURT MIRANDA v
ARIZONA(1966) ACCUSED PEOPLE MUST BE
TOLD WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE
CASE INVOLVED ONE WHO DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH
SUPREME COURT ENGLE v VITALE
(1962) OUTLAWED PRAYER IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRAYERS WERE
TYPICALLY WRITTEN BY THE STATE
SUPREME COURT ROTH v UNITED STATES
(1957) OBSCENITY IS BAD—BUT
WE CANNOT DEFINE IT STATES MAY NOT DEFINE
OBSCENITY “LOCAL STANDARDS”
MUST BE APPLIED
EVALUATING THE GREAT SOCIETY
POSITIVELYRAISED PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTYFORCED CHANGE IN RACE RELATIONS
EVALUATING THE GREAT SOCIETY
NEGATIVELY VERY EXPENSIVE DECLINE IN PUBLIC
MORALITY OBLIGATED US FOR
EXPENSIVE PROGRAMS
THE JOHNSON YEARS: VIETNAM WAR
ESCALATION: EISENHOWER—600
TROOPS KENNEDY—FEW
THOUSAND ADVISORS JOHNSON—500,000 BY
1968
TONKIN GULF INCIDENT PROVIDED REASON FOR
JOHNSON TO ASK FOR AUTHORITY
ATTACK MAY NOT HAVE OCCURED
MUCH CONFUSION THEN—MORE SO NOW
“LIMITED WAR” SOVIETS & CHINA
SUPPLIED SUPPLIES AND TRAINING (PERHAPS MEN) TO N. VIETNAM
JOHNSON DID NOT WANT ANOTHER KOREA—TRIED TO NOT PROVOKE THEM
AVOIDED MANY TARGETS
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
N. VIETNAMESE ARMY VIET CONG
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
WHO IS THE ENEMY? HO CHI MINH TRAIL—
HOW TO YOU KEEP FROM INVOLVINF LAOS & CAMBODIA, ENLARGING THE WAR
HO CHI MINH TRAIL
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
WHO IS ENEMY? HO CHI MINH TRAIL? SOUTH VIETNAMESE
GOVERNMENT IS CORRUPT, DICTATORIAL
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
WHO IS ENEMY? HO CHI MINH TRAIL CORRUPTION LIMITED WAR
RESTRICTIONS
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
WHO IS ENEMY? HO CHI MINH TRAIL CORRUPTION LIMITED WAR BAD STRATEGIES
WERE TRIED LIKE “STRATEGIC HAMLETS” AND “SEARCH AND DESTROY”
PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING THE WAR
WHO IS ENEMY? HO CHI MINH
TRAIL CORRUPTION LIMITED WAR STRATEGIES TELEVISED WAR
TET OFFENSIVE